Following up on my recent post on the story, I had the opportunity to speak with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN TV regarding the kerfuffle over the pink locker room at Kinnick Stadium. In the interview, Colin and I discuss some of the serious and not-so-serious issues this story presents.
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Should We Take Seriously the Claim that Pink Paint in a Locker Room Is Sex Discrimination?
By Patrick Smith on
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Title VII
Last week, the co-founder of a Minnesota based organization called “Gender Justice” accused the Iowa football team of “pink shaming” its opponents and engaging in what she calls “cognitive bias.” Jill Gaulder, who also happens to be a former UI professor, claims the infamous pink visitor’s locker room at Kinnick Stadium is “sexist”, “homophobic”, …
Judge’s Pregnancy Discrimination Ruling Prompts Debate About Work-Life Balance
By Patrick Smith on
Last week a federal judge in the Southern District of New York Judge dismissed the EEOC’s long running sex and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against financial media company Bloomberg, LP. EEOC claimed Bloomberg engaged in a “pattern and practice” of discrimination against pregnant women and mothers returning from maternity leave by reducing their pay, demoting them in title, …
Iowa Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Gender Sterotyping Case
By Patrick Smith on
A jury in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa recently returned a verdict in excess of $50,000 to a female plaintiff alleging sex discrimination based upon gender stereotypes. The plaintiff, who was a night auditor at a hotel, claimed she was terminated because she was more masculine than a typical female employee. She …